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New Iranian president wants 'empty prisons' Iran's newly elected moderate president said Thursday he hoped for the freedom of more prisoners after the recent release of prominent reformists.

28 September 2013

US lawmakers propose reforming NSA spying powers Lawmakers overseeing US spy agencies on Thursday proposed stricter limits on the government's electronic surveillance while also calling for bolstering its authority to track terror suspects coming to America.

27 September 2013

Ubiquitous Kerry casts shadow on Clinton record In rolling the dice on Iran, Syria and Middle East peace, President Barack Obama has made Secretary of State John Kerry the chief executor of his foreign policy legacy -- a role denied to Hillary Clinton.

27 September 2013

Iran's Rouhani warns of Syria Talibanization Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Thursday that Syria could become an extremist haven like Taliban-era Afghanistan as he called for cooperation to end the country's civil war.

27 September 2013

First woman stands for Tajik president backed by Islamic party A woman is for the first time bidding for the presidency in Tajikistan after an opposition bloc including an Islamic party chose a respected female rights lawyer as its candidate in the majority Muslim country.

27 September 2013

UN Security Council passes first resolution on small arms trade The UN Security Council passed its first resolution Thursday on restricting the trade in illicit small arms, but Russia refused to back the measure.

27 September 2013

US, Russia break deadlock on Syria chemical arms The United States and Russia agreed a draft UN Security Council resolution Thursday on destroying Syria's chemical weapons, breaking a prolonged deadlock over the country's bitter conflict.

27 September 2013

US should look south for strategic interests: Colombia The United States' key strategic partnerships lie to its south, but President Barack Obama failed to mention them in his address to the United Nations.

27 September 2013

UN powers make progress on Syria resolution: envoys The world's major powers made important progress Wednesday on key points of a UN Security Council resolution on destroying Syria's chemical weapons.

27 September 2013

Send books not guns, Malala pleads at UN With a maturity and poise that belied her tender years, Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen shot by the Taliban for championing girls' education stood by world leaders on Wednesday and called for books not guns.

27 September 2013

Parliament ratifies agreement on exploitation of Kazakhstan-China pipeline Kazakhstan Parliament has ratified the agreement between Kazakhstan and Chinese governments on cooperation during development and exploitation of Kazakhstan-China oil pipeline.

26 September 2013

Venezuelan president scraps UN trip over 'threats' Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday he had scrapped his plan to take part in the UN General Assembly in New York to "protect my life" after purported threats on it.

26 September 2013

Britain gives $160 million to Syria aid Britain on Wednesday gave an extra $160 million to help Syrian refugees as the European Union urged the UN Security Council to do more to ensure humanitarian access.

26 September 2013

Berlusconi's party MPs threaten mass resignation if he is expelled Lawmakers from Silvio Berlusconi's party threatened late Wednesday to resign en bloc if a senate committee votes to oust the former prime minister from parliament over a tax fraud conviction.

26 September 2013

US, Iran gear for historic nuclear talks With the eyes of the world upon them, the United States and Iran will Thursday have one of their highest-level meetings since the 1979 revolution as their foreign ministers join talks on Tehran's suspect nuclear program.

26 September 2013

Guinea to elect parliament as ethnic tensions simmer Guineans will on Saturday vote in the first parliamentary elections in the troubled west African nation in over a decade, after months of delays and a campaign plagued by deadly unrest.

26 September 2013

Iran's new tone 'encouraging': Germany German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle welcomed a "new tone" from Tehran during a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday in New York.

26 September 2013

Kazakhstan Defense Minister visits military plants in Turkey Kazakhstan Defense Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov is in Turkey to visit Aselsan and TAI military companies.

25 September 2013

Rowhani's speech 'cynical', 'full of hypocrisy': Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu early Wednesday blasted Iranian President Hassan Rowhani for making what he described as a "cynical speech that was full of hypocrisy" at the UN General Assembly.

25 September 2013

Bill Clinton backs Obama's push to promote health law President Barack Obama got backing from Bill Clinton Tuesday as he sought to promote his health care law to the US public amid a congressional battle and an approaching sign-up date.

25 September 2013

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